Memorial Saturday for longtime Garden Grove educator

Retired Garden Grove Unified School District administrator Frank Noe died recently. "Noe devoted his entire adult life to community service and local public education," district officials said in a news release. His memorial service is Saturday. TEXT BY ROXANA KOPETMAN, COURTESY OF THE GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

GARDEN GROVE Memorial services will be held Saturday for Frank Noe, a retired educator who devoted 29 years to the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Noe, 82, died March 13. He had worked in the school district in various roles, including teacher, associate superintendent and trustee, district officials said.

"Frank Noe was a true gentleman who always placed the interests of children and the community first," said Superintendent Laura Schwalm. "He was a leader of great character who served the district – its employees and students – in a manner exemplified by integrity, humility, and professionalism."

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. at the Church of our Fathers in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 4471 Lincoln Ave., in Cypress.

Noe was a former principal of Brookhurst Elementary School. When he retired in January, he was working on the district's Personnel Commission.

A native of Arizona, Noe graduated from Anaheim Union High School and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cal State Long Beach.

Noe is survived by his wife, Patti, his children and their spouses, Laura and Doug Nanni, Lisa and John Emeney and Randy and Barbette Noe, his brothers Russell and Bill Noe, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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